NewYorkCityHistoryforKids:FromNewAmsterdamtotheBigApplewith21Activities

Inthislively400-yearhistory,kidswillreadaboutPeterStuyvesantandtheenterprisingDutchcolonists,followthespiritedpatriotsastheyrebelagainsttheBritishduringtheAmericanRevolution,learnaboutthecrimesoftheinfamousTweedRing,journeythroughthenotoriousFivePointsslumwithitstenementsandstreetvendors,andsoartonewheightswiththeEmpireStateBuildingandNewYorkCity’sotheramazingskyscrapers.Alongtheway,they’llstopatCentralPark,theBrooklynBridge,theStatueofLiberty,andmanyotherprominentNewYorklandmarks.Withinformativeandfunactivities,suchaspaintingaDutchfireplacetileorplayingagameofstickball,thisvaluableresourceincludesatimelineofsignificantevents,alistofhistoricsitestovisitorexploreonline,andwebresourcesforfurtherstudy,helpingyounglearnersgainabetterunderstandingoftheBigApple’sculture,politics,andgeography.